Zhiwei Yang, a PhD candidate at Peking University and visiting student at MIT, is focused on developing a novel theory to critique naïve realism in his dissertation. His research spans diverse fields including philosophy of mind and ethics. Yang posits that overly analytically disassembling philosophical issues can lead to trivialization rather than depth, referencing a conversation with Professor Matthias Michel about the interconnectedness of philosophical topics. He suggests a metaphorical view of philosophical inquiry as a distributed network, fostering a richer debate.
In breaking down complex philosophical issues too much, we risk leaving them incomplete, which may limit our understanding rather than enhance it.
Philosophical topics can be viewed as a vast, distributed network rather than a single tree, suggesting a more complex interconnectivity of ideas.
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